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The next generation of wireless communication systems will integrate terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks targeting to cover the undercovered regions, especially connecting the marine activities. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) based…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-08 Muhammad Waseem Akhtar , Nasir Saeed

Terahertz (THz) communications has emerged as a promising technology for future wireless systems due to its potential to support extremely high data rates. However, severe path loss, blockage effects, and sensitivity to beam misalignment…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Zhifeng Tang , Nan Yang , Salman Durrani , Xiangyun Zhou , Josep Miquel Jornet , Markku Juntti

Communication in millimeter wave (mmWave) and even terahertz (THz) frequency bands is ushering in a new era of wireless communications. Beam management, namely initial access and beam tracking, has been recognized as an essential technique…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Qing Xue , Chengwang Ji , Shaodan Ma , Jiajia Guo , Yongjun Xu , Qianbin Chen , Wei Zhang

Wireless communication in the TeraHertz band (0.1--10 THz) is envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the future sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems scaled up beyond massive multiple input multiple output…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-23 Chongwen Huang , Zhaohui Yang , George C. Alexandropoulos , Kai Xiong , Li Wei , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Merouane Debbah

There is no doubt that we need to keep our eyes on the sky as satellite networks aim to address the demands of 6G and beyond communications systems. On the other hand, the existence of millions of space debris pieces, large or small, poses…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-16 Gizem Sümen , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Görçin

We analyze the open-loop mechanical tracking performance of a sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) and Terahertz (THz) uplink communication system. These high-frequency bands enable multi-gigabit links through large bandwidths and narrow beams, but…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-21 P. Brach del Prever , P. Testolina , A. Masihi , S. Petrushkevich , M. Polese , T. Melodia , J. M. Jornet

Terahertz (THz) waves have attracted attention as carrier waves for next-generation wireless communications (6G). Electronic THz emitters are widely used in current mobile communications; however, they may face technical limitations in 6G…

In this paper, we compare the performance of two main MIMO techniques, beamforming and multiplexing, in the Terahertz (THz) band. The main problem with the THz band is its huge propagation loss, which is caused by the tremendous signal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-27 Sayed Amir Hoseini , Ming Ding , Mahbub Hassan

Moving towards $6^{\text{th}}$ generation (6G), backhaul networks require significant improvements to support new use-cases with restricted joint capacity and availability requirements. In this paper, we investigate the potentials and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-12 Praveen Kumar Singya , Behrooz Makki , Antonio D'Errico , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Terahertz (THz) communications are envisioned as a promising technology for 6G and beyond wireless systems, providing ultra-broad continuous bandwidth and thus Terabit-per-second (Tbps) data rates. However, as foundation of designing THz…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-14 Zhengdong Hu , Yuanbo Li , Chong Han

With the recent developments on opening the terahertz (THz) spectrum for experimental purposes by the Federal Communications Commission, transceivers operating in the range of 0.1THz-10THz, which are known as THz bands, will enable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-02 Kürşat Tekbıyık , Ali Rıza Ekti , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Görçin , Serhan Yarkan

The Terahertz band, spanning from 0.1~THz to 10~THz, is envisioned as a key technology to realize ultra-high data rates in the 6G and beyond mobile communication systems, due to its abundant bandwidth resource. However, to realize THz…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Yuanbo Li , Yiqin Wang , Yi Chen , Ziming Yu , Chong Han

Despite such challenges as high path loss and equipment cost, THz communication is becoming one of the potentially viable means through which ultra-high data rate can be achieved. To compensate for the high path loss, we present parameter…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-08-27 Rohit Singh , Douglas Sicker

Next-generation networks need to meet ubiquitous and high data-rate demand. Therefore, this paper considers the throughput and trajectory optimization of terahertz (THz)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the sixth-generation (6G)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-08 Sheikh Salman Hassan , Yu Min Park , Yan Kyaw Tun , Walid Saad , Zhu Han , Choong Seon Hong

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centric computing is driving exabyte-scale data transfer, pushing conventional interconnect technologies toward fundamental bandwidth and energy limits. Although optical…

High-rate satellite communications among hundreds and even thousands of satellites deployed at low-Earth orbits (LEO) will be an important element of the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) of wireless systems beyond 2030. With millimeter…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Sergi Aliaga , Vitaly Petrov , Josep M. Jornet

Achieving terabit-per-second (Tbps) data rates in terahertz (THz)-band communications requires bridging the complexity gap in baseband transceiver design. This work addresses the signal processing challenges associated with data detection…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-23 Hakim Jemaa , Simon Tarboush , Hadi Sarieddeen , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have emerged as a cost-effective technology for terahertz (THz) communications by enabling programmable control of the wireless environment. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of IRSs-aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Qingqing Wu , Yanze Zhu , Qiaoyan Peng , Wanming Hao , Yanzhao Hou , Fengyuan Yang , Wencai Yan , Guoning Wang , Wen Chen , Chi Qiu

The fifth-generation (5G) network faces limitations in supporting emerging applications, such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and digital twins. To overcome these confines, sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) and Terahertz (THz)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Jun Yan Lee , Duo Wu , Xuanrui Guo , Jian Ding Tan , Teh Jia Yew , Zi Neng Ng , Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan , Mahdi H. Miraz

Communications in the terahertz band (THz) (0.1--10~THz) have been regarded as a promising technology for future 6G and beyond wireless systems, to overcome the challenges of evergrowing wireless data traffic and crowded spectrum. As the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-26 Chong Han , Weijun Gao , Nan Yang , Josep M. Jornet